Stimulator & defibrillator
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- OBJECT TYPE
- CARDIAC/OPEN CHEST
- DATE
- 1950–1955
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1985.0610.001
- MANUFACTURER
- National Research Council Canada
- MODEL
- S-D4
- LOCATION
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 11/PROTOTYPE
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Unknown
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 35.0 cm
- Width
- 21.0 cm
- Height
- 22.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Medical Technology
- Category
- Medical equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- NRC
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Ottawa
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- C 1954+
- Canada
-
CANADIAN MEDICAL INNOVATION, DEVELOPED AND MANUFACTURED AT NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL, CANADA. - Function
-
TO STIMULATE A STOPPED HEART TO RESUME BEATING, AND TO REGULATE HEART-BEAT. - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF VERY EARLY CARDIAC STIMULATOR- DEFIBRILLATOR.( FIRST WAS BUILT BY JACK HOPPS C. 1950.) INSTRUMENT USED 60-HZ CURRENT AT VOLTAGES UP TO 220 V TO ARREST FIBRILLATION THROUGH THE OPEN CHEST. THE SHOCKS REGULATED AND/OR RESTARTED THE BEATING OF HEART (STIMULATION), OR WERE INTENDED TO INSTANTANEOUSLY STOP AND RESTART BEATING OF HEART MUSCLE. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1: Plate on casing front bears following info.: 'RADIO AND ELECTRICAL LABORATORIES/NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL/OTTAWA-CANADA/TYPE S-D4 SERIAL II'. All switches, connectors, etc. labelled./.2: Plate on base bears following info.: 'MICRO/10A-125 OR 250 VAC/ 1/2 H.P.-115 VAC. 1-1/2 H.P. 230 VAC/UL/MICRO SWITCH/A DIVISION OF MINNEAPOLIS-HONEYWELL REGULATOR COMPANY FREEPORT, ILLINOIS, U.S.A./CATALOG LISTING/I 7-61 1AF4'/.2-.3: connectors mfd. by 'AMPHENOL'.
- Missing
- POSSIBLY POWER CABLE.
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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National Research Council Canada, Stimulator & defibrillator, between 1950–1955, Artifact no. 1985.0610, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1985.0610.001/
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